Rekoa palegon
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Argentina north to Mexico and the West Indies. A rare stray has been recorded from southern Texas. The wingspan is 23–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in early November in southern Texas and from May to December in Mexico. They feed on the nectar from flowers of Senecio and Eupatorium species.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Asteraceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Bordered Hairstreak in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sightings, Porto Alegre has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Vitória (Brazil, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Gold-Bordered Hairstreak that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Cassius Blue (about 20%), Separated Stripestreak (about 20%) and Hanno Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-Bordered Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (39 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
